Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 970 - 623: Lavish Golden Cicada, Generously Bestows Three Treasures

"It's a pity that halfway through, another second-generation ancestor of the Secret Demon Sect appeared, intending to carry out a devouring act."

"Did Guanyin Master intervene because they had a connection with that Great Divine Power?"

...

If Tao Qian and the Demon Child body could hear the thoughts in the mind of Golden Cicada at this moment, they would probably laugh until their bellies burst.

However, if you consider it seriously, Great Demon Tao's vigorous performance, combined with the Buddha Heart and Buddha Embryo nurtured by Tao Qian using Future Dharma, along with the Divination Worm using the Power of Heaven to emulate a past life... it's perhaps difficult to deceive those slightly weaker powerhouses.

But to deceive Golden Cicada, who is invincible in cultivation and exceptionally intelligent, it happens to work.

Because, apart from the story being false, all the other "props" are true.

Even if the contemporary Buddha Venerable of All Heavens Buddhism were to come, they would recognize the Buddha Heart and Buddha Embryo within Great Demon Tao as genuine.

Of course, if the Buddha Venerable really were to come, the Future Dharma would be exposed, and the true body wouldn't be able to escape either.

With Golden Cicada having determined some of the truth, they quickly formed a plan:

"Let's test further to see if he truly possesses Bodhisattva or Buddha potential."

"If indeed he is a hidden talent of a Talent Buddha's Son, he should receive my Golden Cicada's Marvelous Method and enter my sect. When I become the Merit Buddha in the future, this child can also obtain a Bodhisattva's status."

As these two thoughts arose, Golden Cicada once again used the Unobstructed Heavenly Eye to assess the potential of Great Demon Tao, as well as what the future might hold.

With this insight, he was immediately very satisfied.

Slightly nodding, he secretly praised:

"Even with a Buddha Embryo cultivating the Secret Demon Method, he can still refine such a violent Source Qi, reaching Perfect Ultimate Happiness, seemingly hiding the All Heavens Demon Net, Ten Thousand Demon Gourd, and Evil-slaying Sword, all of these Secret Demon Treasures… If this child clears his roots and turns to cultivate the Buddhist Path, with one thought he could enter Daoist Transformation, and there's hope for him to become a Tribulation Immortal."

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Said to be a mutual attraction, under the circumstance of each having their own plans, this Buddha's Son and Secret Demon Child happened to see eye to eye.

Each took their own seat, then promptly began debating scripture and discussing Buddhism.

Tao Demon Child raised various complex problems of Buddhist philosophy for Golden Cicada to solve.

As the second disciple of the Buddha Venerable, he was naturally proficient in countless scriptures of All Heavens Buddhism; even if Guanyin Master, Manjusri Bodhisattva, or Manjusri Bodhisattva were to challenge him, he could answer with ease.

But soon, he was both pleasantly surprised and somewhat disconcerted to find that he was mistaken.

The Buddhist philosophical doubts coming from the Secret Demon Child's mouth were almost all novel and tricky, rarely seen even in the vast surfeit of Buddhist scriptures.

Even he expended considerable mental effort to answer them.

This bout of scripture debate further solidified Golden Cicada's speculations in his heart.

The desire to recruit was becoming increasingly strong.

So much so, that he had already thought of a future Bodhisattva name for Great Demon Tao.

"I am the destined Merit Buddha, and under my command, there should be Ten Great Wise Bodhisattvas. This child can take one seat, to be that [Peach Blossom Pure Land Bodhisattva]."

"However, since this child is presently in the Demon Path, favoring me deliberately and asking for Buddhist teachings is not genuinely seeking Buddhism, but likely to refine divine skills, adding more cards up his sleeve... From the previous scenes revealed by Buddha Cicada, this child is clearly an adept in the art of combat and magical battles."

"With my abilities, along with the Seven Protectors under my command, capturing him poses no problem, but it would take quite some time."

"Therefore, provoking the second generation ancestor behind this child isn't much; evoking the Buddha Venerable Dharma Image would suffice to drive them away, but it might instead alarm the rest of the All Heavens Gods and Demons, spoiling our sect's great plan."

Upon changing his mind, Golden Cicada had to suppress the idea of taking action.

But soon, he thought of a more suitable plan.

It was seen that he took the initiative to stand up and say goodbye, but just before leaving, he suddenly said earnestly:

"It is good to let Daoist know that I, along with a number of Buddha's sons from Tang Country, are traveling this time to preach our Buddha's truths to the masses and all living beings, with great compassion and divine skills, to save beings from suffering and prevent them from succumbing to disasters, evil, and calamity. Even if we perish because of this, we will have no regrets."

"Daoist governs Liang Country skillfully, but previously suffered from the Great Heart Demon Tribulation, where many evil remnants reside in the region, and the people have yet to recover. Poor monk should have lingered a few more days, performing compassionate deeds and saving those in need, but out of concern for Daoist's master, I am unwilling to cause more incidents."

"Even so, I still wish to form a good karma, leaving you some Buddhist objects, to exert my heart and efforts."

After speaking, Golden Cicada waved his hand.

In the next moment, Buddha Light surged out from the Peach Blossom Temple, full like the sea.

In the halo, three Buddhist objects were floating, firmly attracting the attention of Great Demon Tao.

They were a Kasaya glittering with golden light, a scroll of Pattra Leaves Buddha Scripture, and a Purple Gold Buddha Bowl.

If speaking of the strength of the Qi, the Buddha Bowl was undoubtedly the strongest.

And the Buddha Scripture gleamed with the light of great wisdom.

But Great Demon Tao didn't look at the two treasures, he only looked at the Kasaya with an expression of delight.

The reason was simple—it was embroidered with gold threads in various wonderful postures, utterly free from lewdness, merely depicting the ultimate bliss of the harmony between heaven and earth.

Seeing his expression, Golden Cicada was not suspicious; instead, he became more convinced he could win over this person.

Smiling, he began to introduce:

"This Kasaya is called the [Joyful Buddha Robe]. The origin you can guess, it is the most treasured item from the line of the Joyful Buddha within our All Heavens Buddhism. Since you favor the Yin Yang Harmony Path, this item is most suitable for you."

"That Buddha Bowl is also a good item, capable of holding the power of the Five Lakes and Four Seas. It contains five hundred merit monks and five hundred merit nuns, capable of reciting thousands of Buddhist scriptures from our All Heavens Buddhism. If you're ever in doubt, listen quietly and it will help you."

"This scripture is the 'Great Treasure Merit Scripture', penned by this humble monk. It contains some minor truths, which you may view at your leisure."

"These three items are given to you, Daoist, for good cultivation. When disaster strikes, they may be of great use."

"I hope that when we meet again, Daoist, you will have broken through the confusion of the Dao in your heart and achieved great fortune."

Upon Golden Cicada finishing his words, Great Demon Tao was momentarily stunned.

Although he and his true body initially intended to deceive and fool this Buddha's son, they never expected that with just a bit of trickery, Golden Cicada would freely gift the three great Buddhist treasures.

Seeing him thus, Golden Cicada couldn't help but laugh heartily, saying:

"Daoist, are you perhaps puzzled as to why this humble monk is so generous? Great Buddhist treasures, profound Buddha scriptures, given so freely, is there not some hidden motive?"

"Daoist need not think so. This time, the Buddha's sons set out from Tang Country to offer salvation to all living beings. As long as we succeed, even if we exhaust all the Buddhist treasures on our persons and send out all our scriptures, it will be worth it."

"After Liang Country, there is Zheng Country, which has suffered greatly from disasters. The water source is polluted, I'm afraid only by exhausting all my Buddha's blood can it be remedied."

"I shall leave now, Daoist, no need to see me off."

After speaking, Golden Cicada indeed waved his monk robe, and with his seven Great Demon protectors, he used the Great Shifting Divine Power to leave the borders of Liang Country in an instant.

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Within the Peach Blossom Temple, Great Demon Tao learned from the Divination Worm that Golden Cicada had indeed left Liang Country, and he felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although confident in his ability to conceal and deceive, this Buddha's son was still too strong.

If it had truly failed, and they had turned against each other, his Demon Child body would have been finished.

Even if the true body rushed over, it probably wouldn't withstand the "Second Disciple of the Buddha Venerable's" three punches and two kicks.

Though he had left, he left behind three Buddhist treasures.

Tao Qian did not reach out to touch them, he merely used his mind to have the Divination Worm probe them first.

While waiting, he communicated with his true body's mind, saying:

"Tsk tsk! Look at this, Joyful Buddha Robe, Purple Gold Buddha Bowl, Great Treasure Merit Scripture... what generosity, even if I had become his disciple on the spot, this would be the treatment, right?"

"Seeing the way Golden Cicada was, it's apparent he did not care about giving away these fine items, truly a luxurious Buddha's son."

"You, Spirit Treasure Subduing Evil Lord, Duobao Daoist's only disciple, you might have lost to him in terms of Divine Skills and Dao, but even when it comes to luxury and treasures, you can't compare."

"Why not truly pledge to him, take a cheap Master, and earn so many treasures, it wouldn't be a loss."

"Ha, don't let your mind wander, see clearly you are a Secret Demon Child, the effectiveness of the Wisdom Root Buddha Heart is only an hour, should you truly enter under his tutelage, reveal your skin, and have no Buddha Heart, only a pitch-black Secret Demon Heart, you would probably be slapped to death by this destined Merit Buddha with one palm."